[Pics] Janelle Monae Says the Secret to Her Incredible Style Is that She Doesn't Dress for Boys

To Janelle Monae, the secret to flawless style is simple… stop dressing for boys.

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Monae famously stuck to tuxedos in the early years of her career as an homage to her parents, who worked in the service industry and wore uniforms.

“When I started my musical career I was a maid, I used to clean houses. My parents–my mother was a proud janitor, my step-father who raised me like his very own worked at the post office and my father was a trash man. They all wore uniforms. And that’s why I stand here today in my black and white and I wear my uniform to honor them…”

In recent years, Monae has branched out from her trademark tuxes (although she sticks to a black, white and red motif) and become one of the most creatively stylish women in entertainment. This is just a sampling of the slayage she has delivered while on the press tour for Moonlight and Hidden Figures.